periapt

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French periapte, from Ancient Greek περίαπτον (períapton, “amulet”), noun use of περίαπτος (períaptos, “hung round”), from περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + ἅπτος (háptos, “fastened”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹɪapt/ Rhymes: -æpt === Noun === periapt (plural periapts) A charm worn on a necklace; an amulet. [from 16th c.] 1825, Walter Scott, The Talisman, A.L. Burt Company (1832), 9-10: Of all people who ever lived, the Persians were perhaps most remarkable for their unshaken credulity in amulets, spells, periapts, and similar charms, framed, it was said, under the influence of particular planets, and bestowing high medical powers, as well as the means of advancing men's fortunes in various manners. 1867, Charles William King, The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals, Bell & Daldy (London), Deighton, Bell, & Co. (Cambridge), page 326 [Aaron’s Breastplate] was a decoration, from the costliness of its nature; a periapt, for it was suspended round his neck by golden chains; a talisman, for it ensured the divine protection to the tribes whose names were thereon engraven. === Anagrams === Rappite